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William R. Anderson 1785 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 January 1785

Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 31 December 1857

Death Location: Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: George Anderson

Mother: Molloy Anderson

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William R. Anderson was born in 1785 in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of George Dabney Anderson and Molloy Anderson. William R. Anderson passed away in 1857 in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William R. Anderson was born in 1785 in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of George Dabney Anderson and Molloy Anderson.
  • William R. Anderson passed away in 1857 in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, United States of America.

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William Anderson's Ancestors

Self
William Anderson
1785 – 1857
Birth Place: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
George Dabney Anderson
1738 – 1808
Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
Molloy Anderson
1756 – 1825
Grandparents
Margaret (Jean) Happer
1715 – 1811
Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Hopper
1688 – 1740
Isobel Miller
1692 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Millar
1670 –
Elizabeth Air
1675 –

William Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1785
5 January 1785
Birth of William R. Anderson in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
1857
31 December 1857
Age 72
Death of William R. Anderson in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, United States of America
Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 January 1785
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1857
    Event Place: Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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